Underclass Trials: Statistical Analysis
June 10, 2017
By Phil Kerber
The Underclass Trials took place on Wednesday, June 7th at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg, Illinois. The event had over 100 prospects take place in a pro style workout in front of the PBR Scouting Staff. Today we start event analysis with stats story. A number of players have their names littered throughout the top performers. Representatives from Oak Park-River Forest had a strong showing, led by Griffin Holderfield who posted top numbers in three of the four events he participated in. Not far behind Holderfield was Nate Righi (Pekin) who recorded top numbers in the same events. Kyle Crawford (Dixon) solidified his spot as the top defensive catcher at the event, leading the way in pop times and catcher velocity.
CLICK HERE for complete statistics in .pdf format.
A total of six players were able to break the 7.00 second mark, led by Adam Snedden (Princeville) at 6.69.
18 players posted fastballs of 80 mph or greater. Collin Witzke (Oswego East) posted the hardest fastball at 87 mph. The future looks bright for Oak Park-River Forest on the mound, as three of the top eight fastballs belonged to Huskies.
top exit velocity
Of the nine players who recorded an exit velocity of 90 mph or greater, Griffin Holderfield led the way with a 94 mph exit velocity from the left-side.
TOP INFIELD VELOCITY
Griffin Holderfield showed that his power on the mound translated to the field, notching the top infield velocity at 86 mph. Two mph harder than what he threw off the mound.
top outfield velocity
Andrew Pogue and Isaiah Coupet topped the charts for outfield velocity at 85 mph.
top catcher pop times
Kyle Crawford posted the best pop time of the event at 2.10, and was also the most consistent with times between 2.10 and 2.21.
top catcher velocity
Kyle Crawford continued to perform well behind the dish, showing off 80 mph out of the crouch.
Related Content
